YUCAIPA >> Smart & Final Extra! will be coming to the Chapman Heights development area, adjacent to City Hall and the new police station.

The 27,000-square-foot store at the northwest corner of 6th Street and Yucaipa Boulevard was given final approval by the City Council on Monday.

“If Smart & Final thinks they can be successful there I believe they can and frankly I’m thrilled this store is coming. It will be a great addition to our retail in our city,” said Mayor Pro Tem Tom Masner.

Smart & Final Extra! stores are larger than traditional Smart & Final warehouse stores, allowing for more than 5,000 additional items in family sizes, according to Smart & Final’s website.

Councilman Dick Riddell and Mayor Denise Hoyt requested the project be reviewed by the full council following the Planning Commission’s approval in December.

“It is in an important area of our community. It is adjacent to significant civic buildings and I think that it is worthy of the input of the entire council, just to make sure that the community gets a project that is appropriate for this particular location,” Hoyt said Monday.

The Planning Commission in December gave input on the building’s architectural design, but did not approve designs.

The developer updated the exterior architectural design to include elements of Craftsman-style architecture similar to that of City Hall and the police station, with exterior support columns with stone veneer, exposed roof rafters, a beige/tan color trim, trellises on each side of the building as well as an outdoor covered patio.

The store’s interior design is a combination of traditional Smart & Final stores and higher-end grocery stores, such as Sprouts and Vons.

The updated designs will be submitted for review at a later date.

“I think it’s a vast improvement and I think it really accentuates and even enhances the police station rather than detract from it,” Riddell said.